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eu: Eugenmed – Agenda for meeting 30th June 2015

EUGenMed Final conference “Presentation of the Roadmap” Tuesday, 30th June 2015, 8.15-16.30 at: The Permanent Representation of the  Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union, Rue Jacques de Lalaing 8-14,  1040 Brussels, Belgium. Through the establishment of a European Gender Health Network and several thematic  workshops,the European Gender Medicine Project (EUGenMed) developeda roadmap for the implementation of sex and gender in biomedicine and health research. We produced diverse instruments (position papers, policy briefs, review papers, implementation, recommendations, slides etc.) to aid the incorporation of sex and gender within the areas of medical research, health care and policy. Now, at our final conference, we will present these products and collectively define the road for future implementation. Programme: 8.15-9.45 Registration and coffee, informal discussions with project leaders 9.45-10.00 Welcome by the official host The Permanent Representation of the  Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union. 10.00-10.15 Welcome and representation of EUGenMed Project Partners Charité: Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, UM: Ineke Klinge, EIWH: Peggy Maguire, 10.15-10.30 Overview on the EUGenMed Project goals – The roadmap  Vera Regitz-Zagrosek 10.30-11.45  Results from WS clinical medicine and pharmacology (1.1) and basic research (1.3) Chairs: Vera Regitz-Zagrosek/Angela Maas Sex and gender issues in clinical cardiology Angela Maas, The Netherlands Drug therapy Karin Schenck-Gustafsson, Sweden Basic research Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Germany  Discussion with all stakeholders 11.45-12.45 Results from WS on public health and prevention (1.2) Chairs: Ineke Klinge Facts in public health Lucie Dalibert, The Netherlands Implementation into public health practice and policy Sabine Oertelt-Prigione, Germany Discussion with stakeholders…

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